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Money might not be able to buy happiness, but it makes dealing with potential sadness a little easier.
Just ask Rickey Henderson.
"I can't be sad, I have too much money, and I did too much here, all these great things here," Henderson told Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle when discussing the Oakland Athletics leaving Oakland. "I'm more happy than sad. Maybe later it will hit you when it's all said and done. But, honestly, today I'm going to have fun."
The Hall of Famer played for the A's during parts of 14 seasons, including when he won the American League MVP in 1990 and took home a World Series ring in 1989.